An Integration and Automation Engineer in Project Kuiper - MAC Software Development team is responsible for (1) Integration of the the MAC sub-system with the control-plane, data-plane and radio subsystems of the satellite payload and ground systems, and (2) Test Automation for driving the MAC-SW running on Kuiper payload HW and the RF instrumentation and test set ups (VSA, VNA, VSGs, Satellite Channel Emulators, anechoic chamber control etc.). The engineer will develop integration and test plans working closely with systems engineering, software engineering and hardware engineering and RF integration teams, and develop software in Python/C/C++/LabView for triggering system use cases, executing tests, collecting results and generating reports.Ideal candidate will have integration and test automation experience one or more areas of cellular wireless communication, optical fiber communications, satellite communications switching and routing, industrial control systems, aerospace or instrumentation engineering. Strong scripting skills required in Python and experience with exposure to LabView or similar. Experience of using RF test equipment is desirable. Experience with developing SW C/C++ will be desirable. Export Control RequirementDue to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilities- Software development in Python/LabView/C/C++/Rust- Integration and test plans development closely working with systems engineering, software engineering and hardware engineering and RF integration teams- Develop integration and test automation for driving the MAC-SW running on Kuiper payload HW and the RF instrumentation and test set ups (VSA, VNA, VSGs, Satellite Channel Emulators, anechoic chamber control etc.), for triggering system use cases, executing tests, collecting results and generating reports.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience- 2+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented designPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment- 4+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience- Experience debugging, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex, production software issuesAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.As a Senior System Development Engineer, you will architect the HW/SW infrastructure for test automation for Satellite Payload Antennas and Customer Terminals. These products are complex systems that incorporate a Linux Embedded OS, with which you will interface. You will be responsible for conducting thorough code reviews of both your own and others' merge requests while developing a comprehensive test framework. This framework will enable the creation, tracking, updating, and execution of repeatable, discoverable tests, while collecting critical measurements and streamlining test verification processes.Your role will also involve designing Radio Frequency (RF) and Over The Air (OTA) test systems for antenna products, focusing on expanding test coverage, integrating complex testing scenarios, and improving test accuracies. Working hand in hand with Responsible Engineers (RE) who oversee antenna products and collaborating with our multidisciplinary antenna testing team, you will capture these efforts in detailed test procedures.A key aspect of your position will be serving as a liaison between Software Teams, external resources (including test equipment vendors), and REs. In this capacity, you will establish and implement Aerospace validation and verification processes, incorporating automated testing into various procedures including Design Verification (DVT), Acceptance Testing (ATP), Qualification Testing (QTP), and Payload integration testing.Key job responsibilities- Design new antenna test systems using RF equipment (VSA, VSG, GNSS simulators, digitizers, switches), RF up/down-converters, FPGA-based Digitizers, and controllers of motorized and electrically switched axes.- Inspect the control hardware currently installed, and use that information to architect and design an acquisition system with TTL and TCP/IP controls- Determine automation requirements across the internal and external teams- Develop test frameworks for loading software builds and configuration, managing test cases, storing test configurations, executing test runs, logging metrics, and pipe the data.- Develop automation services to optimize measurements, data management and analysis for antenna and customer terminal verification- Train internal and external teams on test automationAbout the teamThe Kuiper Antenna Test Infrastructure team provides the test systems and techniques to verify Payload, CT and full satellite vehicle hardware, integrates the test automation and connects the dots between Responsible Engineers and their product's test metrics. The team is a pivotal point for a multitude of other teams and orgs, our internal customers. And it's highly multidisciplinary: SysDE, SDE, ME, Metrology, Antenna, FPGA and Lab Ops all converge in the same room.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 3+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust- Strong sense of ownership and drive- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience with version control systems and code repositories- Experience in development of hardware automation and test systems- Experience with Hardware/Software system bring up and debuggingPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in mentoring, leading, or managing more junior engineers- Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders- Experience with RF testing and equipment, like Spectrum Analyzers, VSA, VSG, GNSS simulators- Experience in Signal Processing- Experience building services using AWS products- Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills- Highly accurate and detail-orientedAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design.Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Export Control Requirement:Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilitiesWe are looking for an excellent engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively:• Develop/specify launch vehicle integration solutions for various launch providers.• Design of electrical ground support equipment for Kuiper satellites.• Develop qualification plans to validate launch vehicle and ground system integration hardware and software.• Support occasional (10-15%) travel to launch sites and external vendors.• Coordinate with internal customers to support production and launch campaigns.• Lead and participate in system design and qualification reviews.• Provide inputs and/or review to procedures for integration and test. • Be a technical role model; instilling best practices across the full development lifecycle.A day in the lifeAs a Senior Systems Integration Engineer, you will be a member of the launch vehicle electrical integration team, focusing on the design and deployment of launch and ground support systems. You will be expected to lead a variety of tasks such as specifying and developing launch vehicle interfaces, qualifying end-to-end launch vehicle integration and dispense systems, and developing electrical ground support hardware/racks. You will oversee external vendor and launch partner integration testing, providing technical review and feedback. Additionally, you will provide procedure review and input for our internal and external partners for vehicle integration and testing. As a senior member of the team, you will serve as a technical role model and ensure high-quality and innovative solutions are pursued. You will work with a team of top-notch engineers and collaborate with multiple other spacecraft design and integration teams. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people!About the teamOur team is responsible for delivering launch vehicle integration and ground support equipment supporting Project Kuiper’s LEO satellite constellation. We take ownership and work hard to deliver the highest quality solutions to support the long-term success of Project Kuiper. This team consists of a broad set of technical backgrounds, and we look forward to welcoming people that are excited to help us deliver broadband internet to underserved communities!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• BS degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent.• 7+ years in hardware development and/or hardware testing.• Experience in specification and development of electrical systems support hardware.• Proficiency designing and interpreting electrical schematics.• Experience in electrical power delivery and supporting harnessing.• Experience with network communication protocols.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS• Experience in payload launch vehicle integration.• Experience in satellite/spacecraft assembly, processing, and integration.• Experience in development and/or deployment of electrical ground support equipment.• Experience with development of hardware in loop testing for automotive and/or aerospace systems.• Experience writing scripts in at least one language (Bash, Python, Ruby, etc.).• Experience in a development or testing role across full product life cycle (concept to production at scale) in Consumer or Industrial Electronics (including Power Electronics, Robotics, Aerospace, Automotive, and/or Communications fields).Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilitiesAs a senior systems development engineer, you will work with a wide variety of functional groups and will be involved in the design and implementation of software systems for phased array antennas validation and test, as well as overall system integration: - Develop tools for characterizing antenna RF and system performance. - Develop software and test rack automation to support production test stations. - Support electrical and software bring-up, debug of new hardware. - Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement optimized validation and verification software. - Plan, develop and implement environmental test activities for phased array antennas. - Implement DSP FPGA firmware to map high-level algorithms from Matlab or C to architecture-specific code.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BS or MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science, or equivalent experience- 5+ years of experience with C/C++ and Python or other scripting languages. Experience automating, building, and testing systems- Experience with HW/SW bring up and debugging- Experience working in a hardware lab with oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies, and other test equipmentPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Solid fundamental CS / EE skill set with hands-on industry or university experience in embedded software development- Knowledge of FPGA systems, GPIO/I2C/SPI and peripheral interfacing.- Experience with RTL and FPGA development tools- Experience with Matlab or tools alike- Knowledge of Database systemsAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individualhouseholds to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.Export Control Requirement:Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.As a Sr. System Development Engineer, you will build tools and processes for monitoring, operating, and scaling ground infrastructure to millions of users around the globe. Use and enhance the tools you and the team develop. Using metrics, scalability in design, and continuous improvement, you will automate repetitive processes to eliminate outages and enable high availability of the ground infrastructure. Key job responsibilities - Continuously strive for operational excellence by seeking to automate away manual processes - Ensure that all systems are designed to be robust, scalable, maintainable and adaptable as the service scales and evolves over time - Build and maintain critical infrastructure, tools and operating procedures to report on the health of ground infrastructure.- Integrate with other existing systems such as trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools and services- Measure and improve the performance and availability of the Kuiper Ground Infrastructure - Provide critical operations support and incident response for the service, while taking part in an on-call rotationA day in the lifeMentoring, Design, Coding, Operational Excellence: Work with business partners, leadership and other engineers, influence and lead the design of systems. We need your ideas and your ability to take initiative, innovate, and produce results as we continuously improve the customer experience. Day to day work will vary between automation or other scripting work, operational excellence initiatives, design meetings, coordination with engineering teams and external partners, and an on-call rotation.About the teamThe team is comprised of a leader and System Development Engineers in North America, Europe and Australia. The overall mission is to ensure Kuiper Ground Infrastructure is always available to serve customers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience- Knowledge of at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl- Practical experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience- Designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systemsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders- Curious to learn in depth about both technology and our customers- A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone.- An effective multi-tasker who navigates a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with grace and efficiency.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.